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canvas sync assignments

canvas sync assignments

Sync assignments between instances

Synopsis

Synchronize all assignments from a source course to a target course.

The source and target can be on different Canvas instances.

Examples:

# Sync assignments from production to staging
canvas sync assignments prod 12345 staging 67890

# Sync with interactive conflict resolution
canvas sync assignments prod 12345 staging 67890 --interactive
canvas sync assignments <source-instance> <source-course-id> <target-instance> <target-course-id> [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for assignments

Options inherited from parent commands

      --as-user int       Masquerade as another user (admin feature, requires permission)
      --columns strings   Select specific columns to display (comma-separated)
      --config string     config file (default is $HOME/.canvas-cli/config.yaml)
      --dry-run           Print curl commands instead of executing requests
      --filter string     Filter results by text (case-insensitive substring match)
      --instance string   Canvas instance URL (overrides config)
  -i, --interactive       Enable interactive conflict resolution
      --limit int         Limit number of results for list operations (0 = unlimited)
      --no-cache          Disable caching of API responses
  -o, --output string     Output format: table, json, yaml, csv (default "table")
      --show-token        Show actual token in dry-run output (default: redacted)
      --sort string       Sort results by field (prefix with - for descending, e.g., -name)
  -v, --verbose           Enable verbose output

SEE ALSO

  • canvas sync - Synchronize resources between Canvas instances
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